"I write to escape ... to escape poverty."

-- Edgar Rice Burroughs

#Writing Quotes #Poverty Quotes

“You seeyou can beat a dog and it's going to do one of two things..it's gonna roll over and die or it's going to bite you and attack you. And I'm the kind of person..uh..whose the type of dog that will bite back..I wasn't going to roll over and die”
“Why would I try to change who I look like, what my race is? No. No no no. You are beautiful because thatâ€™s the skin you were born with. Love it. And be proud of it.”

Source : "Women We Love: Shay Mitchell". www.esquire.com. June 10, 2014.
“To live your life in the fear of losing it is to lose the point of life.”
“I am in the Chicago Carpenters Union. They are huge supporters of mine and of MMA.”

Source : "UFC on FX 4: Clay Guida Exclusive on 'The Big Lebowski,' Gray Maynard, and More". Interview with Garrett Derr, bleacherreport.com. June 18, 2012.
“Let us not tire of preaching love; it is the force that will overcome the world. Let us not tire of preaching love. Though we see that waves of violence succeed in drowning the fire of Christian love, love must win out; it is the only thing that can.”
“How many people have wanted to kill themselves, and have been content with tearing up their photograph!”
“The road leading to a goal does not separate you from the destination; it is essentially a part of it.”
“Take your needle, my child, and work at your pattern; it will come out a rose by and by. Life is like that - one stitch at a time taken patiently and the pattern will come out all right like the embroidery.”

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